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Aug 29, 2023 55 min

375: Our Favorite Mechanics

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From Flying to Fleas, this week we’re just about some of our favorite mechanics from the many games we’ve covered over the years. (02:29) - Charms from Hollow Knight (13:03) - Magic: The Gathering's Saga cards (21:30) - When a game tempts you into non-optimal choices (31:02) - Superhot’s Whole Deal (35:16) - The Hint Fleas in The Wizard Sniffer (42:38) - Looping in Loop Hero (46:17) - Fun But Useless Buttons (48:31) - Space Flight in Outer Wilds (52:13) - Outro

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375: Our Favorite Mechanics

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  1. 2:29 Charms from Hollow Knight
  2. 13:03 Magic: The Gathering's Saga cards
  3. 21:30 When a game tempts you into non-optimal choices
  4. 31:02 Superhot’s Whole Deal
  5. 35:16 The Hint Fleas in The Wizard Sniffer
  6. 42:38 Looping in Loop Hero
  7. 46:17 Fun But Useless Buttons
  8. 48:31 Space Flight in Outer Wilds
  9. 52:13 Outro

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